Information valid for students commencing in 2022.
Master of Business Administration
Handbook year | 2022 |
Course code | 116204 |
Course type | Masters by Coursework (AQF Level 9) |
Owner | Division of Tropical Environments and Societies |
College | Business, Law and Governance |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites
| The following course pre-requisites have been designed to ensure the assumed base introductory knowledge within the Accounting, Marketing and Management disciplines.
*Cognate disciplines: accounting and finance, marketing, management, commerce, human resource management, economics, tourism and hospitality or other disciplines where students will have completed study relating to organisational behaviour, business, strategy, marketing, economics, communication and people management. **Business experience: applicants must have a minimum of 4 years full-time equivalent professional work experience in a management, leadership or supervisory level in a business environment or be eligible for a member grade status of a relevant professional organisation. Students will have demonstrable effective management experience relating to organisational behaviour, business, strategy, accounting, marketing, economics, communication and people management. |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 2 – Schedule II of the 番茄社区 Admissions Policy or have successfully completed an AQF 8 qualification from 番茄社区 within the previous two (2) years. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 36 credit points as per course structure |
Course learning outcomes | 番茄社区 graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. 番茄社区 graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics. On successful completion of the Master of Business Administration, 番茄社区 graduates will be able to:
Learning outcomes for this course are consistent with those outlined in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) for Masters level coursework programs. |
Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Master of Business Administration. |
Reasonable adjustments | All 番茄社区 students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
LB5203:03 Sustainable Enterprise
LB5113:03 Corporate Strategy
LB5233:03 Innovation and Entrepreneurship
CO5124:03 Data Analysis and Decision Modelling or LB5237:03 Managerial Accounting for Decision Making (Singapore students)
LB5241:03 Leadership Futures
LB5235:03 Applied Research Project or LB5520:03 Professional Project/Internship
PLUS
Select 6 credit points of subjects from List 1
PLUS
Select one of the following Options
Option 1 (General Stream)
Select 6 credit points of any level 5 subjects
PLUS
Select 6 credit points of level 5 subjects with a prefix of CO, CP, EC, LB, PL or TO
OR
Option 2 (Major)
Select a Major from Table A
List 1
LB5229:03 Economics for a Sustainable World
LB5230:03 Managing Strategic Resources and Operations
LB5231:03 Corporate Responsibility and Governance
LB5237:03 Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
TABLE A (MAJORS)
Type of major | Optional, single |
Credit points in major | 12 credit points |
MAJOR | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
番茄社区 Singapore | ||
番茄社区 Townsville External | Available in mixed attendance mode at the 番茄社区 Townsville City Campus | |
番茄社区 Singapore | ||
番茄社区 Brisbane 番茄社区 Singapore 番茄社区 Townsville External | ||
番茄社区 Singapore External | ||
番茄社区 Singapore | ||
番茄社区 Brisbane 番茄社区 Townsville External | ||
番茄社区 Singapore | ||
番茄社区 Brisbane 番茄社区 Townsville External |
Location
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
番茄社区 Brisbane | Not all majors are available Internal or mixed-mode attendance *Students will be advised of face-to-face dates by 番茄社区 Brisbane Campus. |
番茄社区 Singapore | Not all majors are available |
番茄社区 Townsville | Not all majors are available |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time (1 year full-time or equivalent part-time at 番茄社区S) |
Maximum time to complete | 5.5 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Professional accreditation requirements | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | A student who has failed a single subject towards the award in their final teaching period and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation will apply. |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure Credit will be granted for the following:
Note that where employment experience without qualifications, as provided for in the Admission Requirements, is used to meet entry requirements, that experience will not also be used to give credit. *Cognate disciplines: Accounting and Finance, Marketing, Management, Commerce, HRM, Economics, Tourism and Hospitality or other disciplines where students will have completed study relating to organisational behaviour, business, strategy, marketing, economics, communication and people management. |
Maximum allowed | 12 credit points |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 15.5 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course. |
Other restrictions | Credit will not be granted for undergraduate studies or for work experience used to gain admission to the course when assessed separately for admission requirements. |
Award Details
Award title | MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
Approved abbreviation | MBA |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Majors will appear on the testamur |
Exit with lesser award | Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed the relevant number of credit points and appropriate subjects, may be eligible to receive one of the following awards: Graduate Diploma of Business Administration Graduate Certificate of Conflict Management and Resolution |
Course articulation | Not applicable |